Commodity pickup apparatus and commodity pickup system

Abstract

According to an embodiment, the controller of a commodity pickup apparatus obtains information related to a commodity to be picked up and the number of pieces thereof. Further, the controller detects a fact that a commodity picked up is put in the accommodation portion and commodity information of the commodity put in the accommodation portion, on the basis of an image obtained by imaging the accommodation portion. The display device of the commodity pickup apparatus identifies the commodity to be picked up as a commodity picked up, a commodity to be picked up next, or a commodity not yet picked up and displays the commodity.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A commodity pickup apparatus that accommodates a commodity picked up in an accommodation portion, comprising:
 a communication interface that communicates with outside;   an imaging device that images the accommodation portion;   a display device that displays information regarding pickup of a commodity; and   a controller that
 obtains order information from outside via the communication interface, the order information being related to a commodity to be picked up and the number of pieces thereof, 
 detects a fact that the commodity picked up is put in the accommodation portion and commodity information of the commodity put in the accommodation portion, on a basis of an image obtained by imaging the accommodation portion by the imaging device, and 
 identifies the commodity to be picked up as a commodity picked up, a commodity to be picked up next, or a commodity not yet picked up on a basis of the obtained order information and the detected information, and causes the display device to display the commodity. 
   
     
     
         2 . The commodity pickup apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the accommodation portion includes a plurality of containers for distinguishing and accommodating commodities for each order, and   the controller obtains the order information related to the commodity to be picked up and the number of pieces thereof for each of the containers.   
     
     
         3 . The commodity pickup apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the controller detects a fact that the commodity picked up is put in a correct container and commodity information of the commodity put in the correct container, on a basis of the order information obtained for each of the containers.   
     
     
         4 . The commodity pickup apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the controller
 obtains path information used to move in a store to pick up the commodity, and 
 causes the display device to display the obtained path information. 
   
     
     
         5 . The commodity pickup apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the controller
 determines a current position of the commodity pickup apparatus in the store in which commodities are disposed, and 
 causes the display device to display the measured current position and the obtained path information. 
   
     
     
         6 . The commodity pickup apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the controller causes the display device to display the identified commodity together with the obtained path information.   
     
     
         7 . The commodity pickup apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the imaging device
 includes a plurality of cameras provided at an outer edge of the accommodation portion and directed to inside of the accommodation portion, and 
 outputs a plurality of images captured in time series. 
   
     
     
         8 . The commodity pickup apparatus according to  claim 7 , wherein
 the controller detects a fact that the commodity picked up is put in the accommodation portion and a feature amount for identifying the commodity or a code symbol attached to the commodity from the plurality of images output by the imaging device.   
     
     
         9 . A commodity pickup system, comprising:
 a server apparatus that receives an order of a commodity, generates information related to the commodity to be picked up and the number of pieces thereof, and transmits the information to a commodity pickup apparatus; and   the commodity pickup apparatus that accommodates a commodity picked up in an accommodation portion on a basis of the information generated by the server apparatus, the commodity pickup apparatus including:
 a communication interface that communicates with outside; 
 an imaging device that images the accommodation portion; 
 a display device that displays information regarding pickup of a commodity; and 
 a controller that
 obtains order information from outside via the communication interface, the order information being related to the commodity to be picked up and the number of pieces thereof, 
 detects a fact that the commodity picked up is put in the accommodation portion and commodity information of the commodity put in the accommodation portion, on a basis of an image obtained by imaging the accommodation portion by the imaging device, and 
 identifies the commodity to be picked up as a commodity picked up, a commodity to be picked up next, or a commodity not yet picked up on a basis of the obtained order information and the detected information, and causes the display device to display the commodity. 
 
   
     
     
         10 . A commodity pickup method for a commodity pickup apparatus that accommodates a commodity picked up in an accommodation portion, the method comprising:
 obtaining order information from outside via a communication interface, the order information being related to a commodity to be picked up and the number of pieces thereof;   imaging the accommodation portion by an imaging device provided to the accommodation portion;   detecting a fact that the commodity picked up is put in the accommodation portion and commodity information of the commodity put in the accommodation portion, on a basis of an image captured by the imaging device; and   identifying the commodity to be picked up as a commodity picked up, a commodity to be picked up next, or a commodity not yet picked up on a basis of the obtained order information and the detected information, and causing the display device to display the commodity.